Union working garment



L. F. METCALF. =umo- WORKING GARMENT. APPLICATION HLED Jul E14, 192i.

Patented Mar. 28, 1922;

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L. F. METCA'LF.

UNION WORKING GARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14, I921.

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Patented Mar. 28,, 1922.

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L. F. METCALF. UNION WORKING GARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14. 192i.

Patented Mar. 28, 1922.

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'. Loni/Er. METGALEDF onmmmLna'mBmA, ASSIGNOR ro-rnonnncn D. METGALF',

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To all whmnitmag/ cncern.'

Be i .k bw th t LOUIE Mer LE; a citizen -ofthe United" States, residinat Gree 'v le, in he c unty O tle a d s at of ala amay ave n ent dace inn n useful Improvements in Union. Working Garments,ofwhi t efoll wingJissp fication.

Y flhe: present-invention, relates to" union a union working garmentembracing certain features which are old-and 1n=add1t1onthere workinggarments and'has for its object t produce a union working garment whichwillbe easy to manufacture, neat in appearance and whic'h'will becapable of withstanding hard use for a long period. a lVith these andotherobj-ects in view, as will appear below, the invention consists ofto certain features which are new.

The annexed drawings show particular exemplifications of garments madein accordance with the present invention. In

- said drawing, Fig. lrepresent's a front view of the principalportionsofthe. device, Fig.

'1 portion opened in order to fully display'the :top ofthe belt. Y stripis on the inside of the garment, the

2 represents a view of the same with the coat "location and arrangementof a reinforcing strip embraced within the present invention. F ig, 3represents a section on theline of Fig. 1 showing the construction ofthe reinforcement strip and the pocket and the relation of these twoparts to the fabric forming the jacket portion. Fig. 4 represents a backview of one modification of the garment, a portion of the same beingbroken away to show the inner flap which extends downwardly from thebelt or waist band. Fig. 5. represents a back view of anothermodification of the back and Fig. 6 represents a side view showing thelower part of the side of l the coat or jacket portion, the belt and theupper part ofthe trousers portion and the drop-seat in a raisedposition.

Referring now to said drawings, the union garment consists essentiallyof a jacket portion having a left front 10 and a right front 11, atrousers portion 12, the two, being joined along the line 13, and at thepoint of junction, a belt 14 is provided. The rear part of the trousersportion can be let down for-convenience in putting on and taking oil'the garment. This drop-seat is attached to suspenders 17, passing overthe shoulders and attaching to buttons 18, or other suitable fastenlngdevices. Wire but- Spncification oflretters latent.

patente Mar. as, 1922 1931.- Serial no. 477, 99

holes 19 can be provided for this 'purpose. The button l8 preferablyattached 1 through the coat portion of the garmentand also through thevertical reinforcing strip p A suitable rivet for fastening thebutto mayb mpl ye i sh n M1 0. n'

he reinforcement strip 15 is preferably titc d. to h jack t PQIftiQIt,t-li b "tom of'the belt, also "fror'n the bottom OffthG belt up totheitop'of said strip 15, and across the. top thereof,.and across thetop ofthe belt, said striplyingbetween the'belt and the fabric of thejacket'portion. 'It is pref- ,erably stitched with two or more lines ofstitching at theselpointsl This strip extends upwardly on the inside ofthejacket portion to a short distanc above the point of attachmentofthebutton 18. This strip is alsostitched "to. the jacket portion,preferably with two or morelines of'stitching across the top, and'preferably 'with two or more lines ofstitchingalong'each of itsvertical edgesih Thus it willbe scento be rigidly attached to the jacket portion, around the entire edge of thestrip, and also along theWhen the reinforcement lower edge thereof will preferably be (as shown)betweenthe belt and the fabric of the garment which accordingly adds tothe strength and simplifies the manufactur of the garment.

The reinforcement strip, the belt, the

jacket, and the trousers are all preferably.

' The garment may be provided with any suitable pockets. In Fig. 1 areshown some patch pockets on the coat portion, the pocket 30 opening atits top 31, the pocket 32 preferably opening at its side 33. The fronttrousers pockets are provided with openings such as those shown at 34and 35, respectively. ,36 represents an opening of another small pocketsuitable fOr holding matches or the like, which may be provided ifdesired. Obviously thefreinforcementstrip .15 could be (and in certainclasses of work preferably is) placed on the outside of the jacketrather than on the insidethereof;

IClfilIllZ I 1. A union overall garment comprising a jacket portion anda trousers portioma dropseat onthe trousers portion, suspenders car- Idried on the said drop-seat, the front of the jacket portion beingprovided with reinforcement strips extending from the junc'- 'tion ofthe jacket portionand trousers p'ortion, upwardly to the breast, suchstrips being stitched all around the edges thereof to I sa d garment,fastening means on the jacket portion at the upper parts ofsaid strips,the said fasteningineans being attached through said jacketportion andsaid strips, and ,be-

ing adapted'for attachment t0 said su'si I u 2 Aun1on overall garmentcomprlsmg a i jacket portion and a trousers portion and -h'aving abelt :it the point ofunion of said portions," a-drop-seat on thetrousers portion, suspenders carried on the said dropseatsthe front ofthe jacket portion being provided with reinforcement strips extendingfrom' the belt upwardly to thebreast, said strips being located on theinside of said jacket portion, and being stitched thereto on all theedges of said strips, and to said beltvat some portions of said strips;fastening means on the jacket portion at the upper parts ofsaid. strips;the said jfa means being attached- ,through fs'aig H portion and "saidstrips, and being' adapt-ed flmattachment to said suspenders. r 1

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